Find and watch movies with 4K, HDR, Dolby Vision, or Dolby Atmos

Learn which high-quality video formats you can play on your device when you rent or purchase movies from the Apple TV app.

In the Apple TV app, icons that appear on a movie's product page, such as , , , or , indicate the highest quality format that the Apple TV app offers. When you buy or rent a movie from the Apple TV app, the movie automatically plays in the best quality format available for the device that you're using. Learn which video formats your device can play.

Format

Description

4K

Video plays at a higher resolution. While HD videos support a resolution of 1920x1080, the resolution of 4K videos is 3840x2160, enabling more detailed and sharper imagery.

HDR 10

HDR videos have a broader range of colors and luminance.

On Apple TV 4K, content automatically plays in the HDR format that is compatible with your television.

Dolby Vision

Dolby Atmos

Videos with Dolby Atmos play audio that can immerse you in three-dimensional surround sound when combined with a Dolby Atmos-compatible sound system. Apple TV 4K will play audio through your home speaker system, which automatically chooses the best speaker combination to use. Learn more about using Dolby Atmos with your home theater system and Apple TV 4K.

If you buy or rent a movie from the Apple TV app, you can stream it on the device that you bought it on and any of your other devices, as long as you're signed in to all of your devices with the same Apple ID. Learn more about streaming movies or TV shows. Your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC, or Apple TV automatically play the best quality of video available for the device and your Internet connection.

If you purchase or rent a standard definition (SD) video, you can't play higher-quality versions.

To see if a movie can play in 4K on a compatible device, look for on the product page. By default, all videos that you can buy or rent in the Apple TV app are available to play back in HD.

Movies in the Apple TV app might also be available in HDR10 , Dolby Vision , or Dolby Atmos . Content automatically plays in the HDR and audio format that is compatible with your device.

Check the quality of your previous purchases

If you previously bought an HD movie from the Apple TV app, you might have access to the 4K version, HDR, Dolby Vision, or Dolby Atmos enhancements on a compatible device. If your purchase doesn't have a high-quality version now, it might be added later.

To check the video quality, tap or click on a movie in your Library. Look at the top of the page for , , , or .

Find out what video quality your device can play

HD videos feature a higher resolution than SD videos. Some videos also include even higher-resolution content, with a 4K option for 4K-compatible devices.

Find your device in the table below to see if it can play 4K, HDR, Dolby Vision, or Dolby Atmos content.

If you see a message that your device might not be able to play 1080p (HD) or 4K videos

When you buy or rent a movie or TV show from the Apple TV app, the device that you're using might warn you that it can't play 1080p (HD) or 4K video content. Instead, your device automatically plays the highest-quality version of that video that it can. Your other Apple devices will play the higher-quality version if they're compatible.

You can download a local copy of an HD movie to your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC, and you might be able to download HDR and Dolby Vision versions to your iOS devices, but you can't download a 4K version.